Roommate Agreement Rules In Massachusetts
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Any guest residing at the property for more than 14 days in a six-month period or spending more than 7 nights consecutively will be considered a tenant. This person must be added to the lease agreement.
You have the right to a decent place to live with heat, hot water, and electricity. Your room and the common areas must be safe and sanitary. The rooming house must meet certain safety requirements. You cannot be locked out of your room without a landlord going to court and getting permission from a judge.
Massachusetts law typically mandates that tenants obtain written consent from their landlord before subletting. Without it, tenants risk eviction or legal disputes. Legal considerations also extend to ensuring that the sublease agreement does not violate state regulations.
In Massachusetts, if you and your roommate are both on a lease, you don't have the legal power to evict them. If you are the only one on the lease, however, it's possible to evict your roommate—although they must be violating their rental agreement somehow.
In this type of agreement, you as a landlord give exclusive rights to one agent or company to rent your property during a specified period of time. What's unique in this arrangement, is that it entitles the agency to be the exclusive listing agent for that property.
In this type of agreement, you as a landlord give exclusive rights to one agent or company to rent your property during a specified period of time. What's unique in this arrangement, is that it entitles the agency to be the exclusive listing agent for that property.
